Why is Taoism around everyone in China?

Over the years, I have heard people lament that Taoism is far away from China people, Taoist temples are not as ubiquitous as Buddhist temples, and Taoist priests are hard to find. In fact, there is a saying in Taoism that people not far from Taoism know nothing about it. Because Taoism is a traditional religion in China, Taoist culture, as a part of China culture, has been around everyone in China, and it has a great influence on everyone.

Taoist philosophy inherited by Taoism occupies a mainstream position in China folk proverbs, and most famous proverbs come from Taoist proverbs. For those who digest traditional culture, Taoist culture is even more inseparable from him. For example, when you get up in the morning, you want to see the yellow calendar, which is an expression of Taoist culture; When you close the door, the door gods and New Year pictures on this door are mostly the embodiment of Taoist culture. When you walk on the road, you will see someone hanging a mirror at the door. This feng shui is also the expression of Taoist culture.

Every year, festivals such as Tomb-Sweeping Day, Mid-Autumn Festival (Ghost Festival), Double Ninth Festival, Winter Solstice and Spring Festival all contain rich Taoist culture.

Taoist culture can be seen everywhere in the five major events of life, illness, death, marriage and longevity. Everyone will keep the baby's fetal hair after delivery; Old people want to keep in good health, but choose Taoist health preservation method; When the patient was ill, he went to see a Chinese doctor. Traditional medicine has strong Taoist cultural characteristics. In ancient times, there was a saying that "there are ten ways and nine doctors". There are many customs from Taoism in traditional funerals, such as not stopping carrying coffins for the first seven days. When getting married, most of the mascots, double happiness characters and evil spirits on the bed come from Taoism.

Fantasy themes are very popular among young people today. Without exception, these themes should be based on Taoist culture. For example, The Legend of the Sword and the Chivalrous Man, the novels of repairing truth and ancient songs are all rich in Taoist culture. These things are not far from everyone, and they are Taoism that everyone in China can feel. So Taoism is around everyone in China, but everyone is used to it, so it is not Taoism.

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